Born Yesterday
Summary:
Garson Kanin's Broadway hit was transferred to the screen with only a few passing nods to the stricter censorship required by films. Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her portrayal of Billie Dawn, a strident, dim-bulbed ex-chorus girl who is the mistress of millionaire junk tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford). In Washington to put a few senators and congressmen in his pocket (t... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Broderick Crawford - (Harry Brock)
Judy Holliday - (Billie Dawn)
William Holden - (Paul Verrall)
Howard St. John - (Jim Devery)
Frank Otto - (Eddie)
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Review:
Born Yesterday is remembered today primarily for Judy Holliday's Oscar-winning comic performance. At its release, though, it was considerably more controversial, generating protests that proclaimed the film Communist-sympathizing for suggesting that American politics could be corrupt. The core of the story is largely borrowed from George Be... Continue >>
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